Clinical_Rounds_in_Endocrinology_Volume_II_-_Pediatric_Endocrinology

61 When to induce puberty in children with multiple pituitary hormone defi ciency those who are on rhGH therapy? In children wi ...

62 What are the long - term risks associated with rhGH therapy in children with GHD? It has been shown that long-term rhGH ther ...

63 Who are the children likely to have reversible GHD during transition to adulthood? Approximately 50 % of children with idiop ...

64 What are the GH dynamic tests recommended for the diagnosis of GHD in adults? Insulin-induced hypoglycemia (IIH) and GHRH–ar ...

65 thesia, joint stiffness, peripheral edema, and arthralgia. Higher doses of rhGH do not translate into any additional benefi t ...

66 rhGH therapy, if indicated. Further, children who are treated with rhGH should be monitored on standard growth chart. A child ...

67 ab Fig. 2.10 ( a ) A 14-year-old child with Laron syndrome. ( b ) Note the typical facial features in the same child 2 Disord ...

68 How to diagnose GH insensitivity syndrome? The presence of low IGF1 along with peak GH >15 ng/ml during GH dynamic test ...

69 How to treat adolescents with familial tall stature? Increased GH pulse amplitude and relatively higher IGF1 level have bee ...

70 Further Readings Carel JC, Ecosse E, Landier F, Meguellati-Hakkas D, Kaguelidou F, Rey G, Coste J. Long- term mortality afte ...

© Springer India 2016 71 A. Bhansali et al., Clinical Rounds in Endocrinology, DOI 10.1007/978-81-322-2815-8_3 3 Thyroid Disorde ...

72 1200 IU/ml ( N < 34), prolactin 50 ng/ml (N 4.7–23.3), LH 0.8 mIU/ml (N 2.4– 12.6), FSH 8.6 mIU/ml (N 3.5–12.5), estradio ...

73 3.2 Stepwise Analysis The index patient presented with growth failure and poor development of second- ary sexual characterist ...

74 retardation of linear growth support the diagnosis of juvenile primary hypothy- roidism. However, patients with panhypopituit ...

75 severe hypothyroidism should be initiated with low doses of L-thyroxine, and the dose should be increased gradually. The reas ...

76 What is the importance of maternal thyroid hormones in fetal brain development? Thyroid hormones are essential for the feta ...

77 those neonates whose mother is receiving antithyroid drugs or with history of previous baby with congenital hypothyroidism. ...

78 Hence, cord blood sampling is not preferred for neonatal screening of congenital hypothyroidism in regions where neonatal scr ...

79 What is transient congenital hypothyroidism? Transient congenital hypothyroidism is defined as abnormal thyroid pro- file o ...

80 What are the causes of permanent congenital hypothyroidism? The most common cause of permanent congenital hypothyroidism is ...